Shoe arch appliance



NOV. 21, 1944. 1 sc I 2,363,151,

SHOE ARCH APPLIANCE Filed Sept. 27, 1945 Inventor (fi/f/Z/ 9 By WW Hm Patented Now 21, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v V n 2,363,151 a i SHOE ARCH APPLIANCE Leo Schibi, St. Charles, Mo. y Application September 27, 1943, Serial No. 503,990

icnim. (o1. err-#76) This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in support for arches, the principal objectbeing to provide a bridge member for interposition between the usual heel of a shoe and the ball portion thereo f toprovide a ground engaging structure for positively supporting the arch of a persons foot. i u p e Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing: t

Figure 1 is a fragmentary bottom plan view showing the arch appliance. -Figure 2 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view showing the arch appliance.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the arch appliance which is in fact a bridge forbridging the heel of a shoe with the ball portion of the footis generallyreferred to by numeral 5 and consists of an upper layer 6 of leather and a lower layer 1 of leather and between these layers is a sheet of resilient material such as rubber and .this is denoted by numeral 8. These three plies are secured together by suitabl securing elements 9 and, of course, the} forward end portions of these elements must be beveled in a suitable manner to meet thecurvature of that portion of the shoe sole. The forward ends of the plies are substantially broad as denotedby numeral 10,

while the rear endsh'ave somewhat of a flare II,

these latter ends being concaved so that there is only a two point contact of these ends with the heel A of a shoe B to whichthe appliance is i attached.

The appliance is attached to a shoe by. suitable means I2 driven entirely through. the appliance. i i

Obviously, the appliance is to be the same thickness as the heel A, to the end that a persons arch will be actually supported by engagement of materials may be resorted to without departe ing from the spirit-and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: W i

In a shoe, an arch support attached to the a shank portion of the sole of the shoe and extending from the heel to the ball portion of said sole,

said support comprising topand bottom plies of;

leather, andan intermediate ply of resilient material. v

v LEO SCHIBI. 

